The voting is over, and the coaches have spoken. Though they got some things right, boy, did they make some seriously bad calls.

One of the good calls was the addition of second-year guard Kyrie Irving to the team, which will go down as a somewhat controversial pick because his Cavaliers are just 11-32 this year. But Irving’s is the rare case in which his individual brilliance (not to mention the lack of All-Star quality guards in the East) is enough to outweigh team struggles. The guy is averaging 23.7 points, while shooting 39.9 percent on 3-pointers and 46.7 percent from the field.

Of the NBA All-Star Game snubs, the omission of Stephen Curry caused the most noise. (AP Photo)

Irving improved on an impressive rookie campaign despite the struggles incurred during a season in which Cleveland is listed 11th place in the East standings. What allowed Irving to persevere is belief, said Kyrie's father, Drederick.

"The intestinal fortitude to keep that belief in himself, his teammates, the franchise and the fans," Drederick Irving said. "All four sectors allowed him to succeed while dealing with the realty of playing on a losing team. But Kyrie sees the light at the end of the tunnel in Cleveland, and so do I."

As a 20-year-old All-Star, Kyrie Irving joined a list of elite players to make the All-Star team before reaching their 21st birthday. Included were LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. Now that's a list.

"It's truly a blessing to be in company with those great players," Drederick Irving said, making sure not to heap too much pressure on his son.

The West reserves went pretty much as expected, but with one mild surprise—Zach Randolph earned one of the wildcard spots, beating out Golden State guard Stephen Curry. Curry would have been a worthy choice, but given that the Grizzlies are the fifth-best team overall, it would have been a bigger outrage if Memphis was not at all represented on the All-Star team.

And there were the snubs. These are the guys who can’t be very happy with coaches on this day:

Brook Lopez, Nets. There is no conceivable reason for the coaches to have put Noah on the team ahead of Lopez, who is having an outstanding year, with averages of 18.6 points and 7.4 rebounds, shooting 52.1 percent from the field. Lopez might not be on Noah’s level defensively, but he is much-improved and should have been well ahead of Noah in the balloting.

Stephen Curry, Warriors. Curry has the biggest beef of any non-All-Star this year. Playing for a Warriors team that has gone 26-15 despite playing without Andrew Bogut, Curry has taken over the role of team leader while posting impressive numbers—he is averaging 20.9 points and 6.6 assists, while shooting 45.1 percent from the 3-point line. The West is stacked with guards, though, and it would have been hard to justify placing Curry ahead of any of those three.

Marc Gasol, Grizzlies.Gasol lags behind Randolph, his frontcourt mate with the Grizzlies, in scoring (16.1 per game to 13.2) and rebounding (11.6 to 7.4), and that is why, ultimately, Randolph is on the team. But Gasol is also one of the best defensive big men in the league, and because of that, he deserved some extra consideration—the Grizzlies have won with defense, after all, and it starts with Gasol.

David West, Pacers. The coaches went with Paul George from the Pacers, and certainly, when George has been at his best, he deserves the spot. Problem is, George has been wildly inconsistent this year, and shot just 39.2 percent from the field in November. He has pulled himself together since then, but West has been a steady performer, anchoring the Pacers offense when it was in a team-wide slump.

Paul Pierce, Celtics. Hard to say why, exactly, Pierce was given the snub. He has been just about as effective this year as he was last year, and has been more consistent than fellow Celtics Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett—who were voted in as starters by fans, not coaches. Pierce is averaging 18.9 points, with 5.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists, and though he is shooting just 42.3 percent, he deserved a spot more than Deng.